PHILADELPHIA – Lose to the worst team in hockey, then beat the best. Go figure. Two days after falling to the lowly Buffalo Sabres, the Flyers bounced back with a 3-2 shootout win over the NHL-leading Nashville Predators on Saturday afternoon at the Wells Fargo Center. Most noteworthy in this game was the level of team defense the Flyers played in front of goaltender Rob Zepp, recently called up from the Phantoms for the third time this season. Zepp had to face only 22 shots (17 in regulation time) in recording his fourth NHL win against only one loss. Jake Voracek and Wayne Simmonds scored in the shootout while Zepp blanked the Predators on two shots. It was just the third...

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